04/23/1935 | Son of Mahlon Strong. |
06/19/1953 | Drafted in the 1953 first-year player draft out of high school (Portland Lutheran; Portland, OR) by the Kansas City Kings. (Round 3, Pick 12, 44th overall pick). |
06/30/1954 | Injured (sinusitis),day-to-day for 4 days. |
09/07/1954 | Injured (forearm soreness),day-to-day for 4 days. |
04/17/1956 | Named the #77 prospect in the FABL |
06/19/1956 | Injured (back stiffness),day-to-day for 4 days. |
09/25/1956 | Wins the 1956 Championship with the Knoxville Knights! |
10/12/1956 | Named the #72 prospect in the FABL |
04/15/1957 | Named the #28 prospect in the FABL |
05/23/1957 | Injured (quadriceps strain),day-to-day for 5-6 weeks. |
06/10/1957 | Injured (quadriceps strain),day-to-day for one week. |
07/07/1957 | Named the #52 prospect in the FABL |
07/20/1957 | Injured (sore shoulder),out for 6 weeks. |
10/12/1957 | Named the #83 prospect in the FABL |
12/11/1957 | Added to the secondary (40-man) roster for the Kansas City Kings. |
06/07/1958 | Injured (bruised shoulder),day-to-day for one week. |
06/14/1958 | Injured (mild oblique strain),day-to-day for 2 days. |
08/03/1958 | Injured (knee contusion),day-to-day for 2 weeks. |
08/10/1958 | Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another 1-2 weeks. |
09/12/1958 | Injured (strained Achilles tendon),day-to-day for 2 weeks. |
10/25/1958 | Was traded by the Kansas City Kings to the Detroit Dynamos, along with 1B George Hartnett, in exchange for SP Jack Miller and $35,000. |
10/26/1958 | Added to the secondary (40-man) roster for the Detroit Dynamos. |
07/07/1960 | Injured (sore elbow),day-to-day for 4 days. |
03/08/1961 | Successfully completed training to generate more batspeed and homerun power at the Detroit Dynamos development complex. |
04/30/1961 | Was claimed off waivers by Montreal while with Detroit. |
10/28/1961 | Wins the 1961 FABL CA Diamond Defense Award at CF. |